Do You Know Any Paradoxes Of American Imperialism?

2015-11-06T15:18:37-05:00

I use to be better versed in the topic, but my memory has dumped a lot of what I know.

1. We set up a democratic government and call it victory.
2. The Romans told their enemies the Romans would fight for hundreds of years. We on the other hand give the enemy a timeline of our departure.
3. We have often supported dictators, thus causing hatred to our country.
4. Sometimes we support dictators which backfires for us.

What do you have?

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 6 at 2015 5:12 PM

2015-11-06T17:12:47-05:00

A paradox

Response by SFC Jim Mergott made Nov 6 at 2015 5:15 PM

2015-11-06T17:15:43-05:00

Well, I think the Romans were smarter than we are in many ways. Hey,after they conquered a territory they asimulated that society into their own without taking their culture away. Thus profiting from all of the natural resources from the conquered territory and keeping them in check.maybe we should have done this with our recent mistake of invading Iraq?

Response by LTC John Shaw made Nov 6 at 2015 5:42 PM

2015-11-06T17:42:52-05:00

MAJ Ken Landgren The paradox of Nation building! It is so WWII, Investing Billions of dollars into foreign governments that we don't control and will not put the military force on the ground to govern. Civilians then tell us we lost when the rules are changed to say, we win only if the government we don't control is successful...it's BullCrap.
Nation building can work if you invest multiple generations and keep a large force, this is the long war.
We need to decide that we will not nation build and use the military for aggressive force (destroy the enemy in place, no rebuilding) or deterrent force (investing with a host national country).
We should no longer invest our forces in another countries civil war.

Response by SFC Jeffrey Couch made Nov 7 at 2015 5:37 PM

2015-11-07T17:37:53-05:00

My personal opinion I don't think I would call it a paradox as much that to me our commander in Chiefs as well as the chain of command made bad decisions based on political agendas based on where any why we needed to be their to those making those decisions to me think the cost was limited or within parameters I think if our men and women lose lives defending that piece of land then we should own it and govern it by acknowledging the fact why are we their like I said just a retired old SFC thoughts

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 13 at 2015 11:32 AM

2015-11-13T11:32:35-05:00

did we conquer land? :)